DIY Doctor & the Bride Costume: 25-Min Cardboard Build

DIY the doctor & the bride costume built from old dark suit or jacket, green face paint, non-toxic, and plastic neck bolts, costume style

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Pictured: the monster and the bride.

Time25 minEffortEasy

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Green face paint and neck bolts for one; a tall streaked wig and torn gown for the other. The classic monsters, couples edition. About twenty-five minutes, easy: an old dark suit or jacket, green face paint, and plastic neck bolts. The bolts sit on the sides of the neck, not the front.

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Tip: smudge a little green face paint onto the bride's neck and hands too.

Materials

1 old dark suit or jacket (make: use what you own)
Green face paint, non-toxic, 1 tube (buy: drugstore)
2 plastic neck bolts, costume style (buy: craft store; foil-covered cardboard tubes work too)
1 white dress or old white sheet (make: use what you own)
White hair spray, 1 can (buy: drugstore)
Tape, 1 roll or glue, 1 bottle
Scissors, 1 pair
Dark eye shadow, 1 (make: use what you own)

Steps

Safety: Keep face paint away from the eyes, and patch-test it first on sensitive skin. Wash it off the same night.
The Doctor: paint the face and neck green.
Tape the two plastic bolts to the sides of the neck.
Wear the dark suit with the collar up.
Put the white dress on.
Mark the tear line with tape.
Knee length for walking, longer for photos.
Tear the bottom hem into strips by hand.
Start with small tears.
Smudge dark eye shadow under the eyes.
Optional pro finish: smudge a little green face paint onto the bride's neck and hands too.

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